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Review, Save & Print FAR Reports: Instructions for Faculty

The online Digital Measures (DM) Faculty Activity Report (FAR) is used by University College (UC) for its faculty performance reviews. The UC Directors of Academic Affairs (DAAs) have access to the FARs for the faculty members at their campuses, and the Discipline Coordinators (DCs), for the faculty members in their divisions.

You MUST USE INTERNET EXPLORER or MOZILLA FIREFOX to access the DM Faculty Database.

TO REVIEW YOUR FAR GO TO:
FAR – Digital Measures Database available at http://activityinsight.psu.edu/ and log in.

REVIEW YOUR FAR ONLINE

  • Step 1: Click on “MANAGE DATA” in the blue box in the upper left side of the monitor screen.
  • Step 2: Select a user (i.e., your name) from the drop down list. Click on “CONTINUE.”
    The table of contents of the FAR will be listed on the screen. Click on each section to be reviewed.
  • Step 3: To review attachments to the FAR, go to the section “Personal and Contact Information” and scroll to the bottom of the screen. You will see a box titled “Supplementary documentation files.” Two pieces of information are provided for each attachment:
    • *To the right of “Supplemental documentation not provided elsewhere” there will be a statement “Download “ <Title of attachment>. ” ”
    • *To the right of the “Description of supplemental materials” (in the text box below the “Download” statement) there will be a brief description of the contents of attachment.
    • *Click on the Download statement to open an attached file.
      [NOTE: You can easily print an attachment while it is open.]

DOWNLOAD & SAVE YOUR FAR AS A WORD DOCUMENT

  • Step 1: Click on “MANAGE DATA” in the blue box in the upper left side of the monitor screen.
  • Step 2: Select a user (i.e., the name of a faculty member) from the drop down list and click on “CONTINUE.”
  • Step 3: Click on “RAPID REPORTS” in the lower right hand corner of monitor screen. Several features used to select the type and desired content of the report then will be displayed in the bottom center of monitor screen.
  • Step 4: Under “Report,” select from the drop down menu “UNIVERSITY COLLEGE FACULTY ACTIVITY REPORT.”
  • Step 5: Select the dates for the report year (e.g., Jan. 1, 2011 through Dec. 31, 2011 for the calendar year 2011).
  • Step 6: Select “Microsoft Word” as the File Format.
    [NOTE: You may select “Adobe PDF” if you want a PDF file instead.]
  • Step 7: Click on “Run Report.” A screen will open with the question:
    ​“Do you want to open or save this file?”
    • *Click on “open” to review the FAR contents displayed online in the format that will be printed.
    • *Click on “Enable Editing” to make changes, save and/or print.
  • Step 8: To save the FAR: A standard Microsoft Word screen will appear. Click on “File” and then “Save As” to save the FAR as a WORD file which can be edited.
  • Step 9: To save an attachment to the FAR: Each attachment must be saved in a separate file.
    • Scroll through the FAR to locate “Attachments and Supplemental Materials” at the end of the report.
    • Under the subheading “Personal and Contact Information” will be a brief description of the content of each attachment and a link to open the attachment. Click on the link.
    • You will see the message “Do you want to save this file?” Click on “Save.”
    • You will be directed to a Microsoft WORD screen where you follow the standard procedure to save a file.

PRINT YOUR FAR AND ATTACHMENTS

The FAR and each attachment to a FAR will be a separate file. Each file will be printed separately:

  • To print the FAR after saving it: Follow the standard Microsoft Word procedures for printing a WORD or PDF file by clicking on “File” and select “Print.”
  • To print an attachment to the FAR: Print an attachment when you open it to view it online.

 

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